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Chag Pesach Sameach! Or Happy Passover! Our Jewish friends and neighbors may be hearing these words as we enter the weeklong Passover festival. While enjoying their Seder plates and matzos, they may also remember what this important Jewish holiday is about: the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as described in the Hebrew Bible, especially in the book of Exodus.
Mustafa Akyol is a contributing writer at The Dispatch and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, where he focuses on the intersection of public policy, Islam, and modernity. He is the author of books such as "Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance ," "Why, As a Muslim, I Defend Liberty,” and "The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together and Change the World." He also teaches Islamic thelogy and history at Boston College, Acton University, and the Foreign Service Institute.
